- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 13
Greatest athletes from Ireland
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1883–1895
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1923–1936
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1981–1989
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1904–1920
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1890–1905
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1890–1900
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1887–1896
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 52.0
- Statistics
- 58.0
- Honours
- 54.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 590 | Katie Taylor | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2001–— | 85.4 |
| 661 | Nonpareil Jack Dempsey | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1883–1895 | 83.7 |
| 1013 | Roy Keane | Football | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1990–2006 | 80.9 |
| 1042 | Jimmy McLarnin | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1923–1936 | 81.7 |
| 1754 | Daniel Wiffen | Swimming | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2019–— | 75.5 |
| 1809 | Barry McGuigan | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1981–1989 | 76.5 |
| 2294 | James Cecil Parke | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1904–1920 | 78.3 |
| 2527 | Harold Mahony | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1890–1905 | 76.8 |
| 2674 | Joshua Pim | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1890–1900 | 73.3 |
| 3014 | Willoughby Hamilton | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1887–1896 | 69.6 |
| 3281 | Shane Lowry | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2009–— | 75.0 |
| 3766 | Pádraig Harrington | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1995–— | 69.8 |
| 3982 | Ralph Firman | Formula 1 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1993–2009 | 55.3 |
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